There’s no doubt that comic book movies are dominating the box office right now and over the next few years there is no shortage of superhero films incoming, from both Marvel and DC.In an effort to avoid superhero fatigue, CEO of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara has spoken to Variety about differentiating the movies so they […]
Sigourney Weaver says she “can’t think of a better director” for Alien 5
Alien 5 was announced a few weeks ago, with director Neill Blomkamp convincing Sigourney Weaver to reprise the role of Ripley, and now the actress has praised the filmmaker during a promotional interview for their new sci-fi Chappie.“I can’t think of a better director for [Alien],” Weaver tells Variety. “He’s a real fan. I think […]
Arrow producer Marc Guggenheim writing a sci-fi movie for Bryan Singer
He may be hard at work on X-Men: Apocalypse – which is due out May 2016 – but Bryan Singer has already been tapped up by FOX to direct a new sci-fi movie called Uprising which will tell the story of a moon colony’s rebellion against Earth.Uprising is based on the classic 1966 sci-fi novel […]
Dan Stevens to play the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Following on from the news that Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) is in talks to play the villain Gaston, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest) has now signed on to portray the Beast in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of Beauty and the Beast.Stevens will join Emma Watson (Harry Potter) as […]
Movie Review – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors, 1986.Directed by Frank Oz. Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia and Steve Martin.SYNOPSIS:A little shop becomes exceptionally successful after flower shop assistant Seymour finds an alien plant. But the cost of fame, fortune and love may be a little too high…In an era whereby Avenue Q and Book of Mormon dominate the […]
Jessie Usher joins Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day 2
Casting is now officially underway on the upcoming sequel to Independence Day, with Heat Vision reporting that Jessie Usher (Survivor’s Remorse) has joined the follow-up to the 1996 alien invasion blockbuster and will play the son of Will Smith’s character from the original.Smith himself has declined the opportunity to reprise his role as Captain Steven […]
Hugh Jackman thinks “there is a possibility” that Wolverine could join the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Before the big announcement between Sony and Marvel Studios concerning Spider-Man and his upcoming debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seemed a pipe dream that we’d ever see the wall-crawler teaming up with the Avengers on the big screen.Well, as we now know, Spider-Man is set to join the MCU in next year’s Captain […]
Luke Evans in negotiations for Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Luke Evans looks set to play Gaston in the live action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, with Variety reporting that the actor is in negotiations to star as the villain.Bill Condon is set to direct the film with Emma Watson starring as Belle and Ryan Gosling reportedly in the running for the Beast. […]
A response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies
Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies…We’re in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors. Some, like Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson, speak positively of them. And […]
Why does Spider-Man have to be black?
Anghus Houvouras on the casting of the new Spider-Man… The notion of diversity in the superhero world isn’t nearly as black and white as some would have you believe. From the very moment we learned Sony got wise and agreed to share Spider-Man with Marvel, finally placing everyone’s favorite wall-crawler into the shared Marvel Cinematic […]
